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The most important sentence in that article is the very last one: > The internet commenters and journalists that say you’re working on something that doesn’t m
by jwr 11y ago
The most important sentence in that article is the very last one:
> The internet commenters and journalists that say you’re working on something that doesn’t matter are probably not building anything at all themselves.
I live by this approach. If you build something, you will encounter lots of critics. Most of them do not do anything meaningful and produce no value. Do not listen to those. Only take to heart what you hear from people that actually built something.
Actually, the most extreme example are todays "journalists & bloggers" — very few provide value. So if you get criticized by Ars Technica, you should think about what they said carefully. But pay no attention to what yet another news-regurgitating site wrote.
- rtpg 11y agoI don't think that's the best example of dismissing criticism (basically an ad hominem). Just like a car critic doesn't need to build cars, the Times doesn't need to build an Uber clone to comment on the fact that in the long term, Uber will likely lower taxi driver income.
- jwr 11y agoSo what is a „car critic”? Why would I value his/her opinion? In order for me to value someone's opinion, that someone needs to earn my respect. People who have built something (anything!) get that respect automatically. And if you want to write about cars, you don't necessarily have to build cars — you just have to have built something. There is too much criticism from people who built nothing, and provide little or no value. All they can do is criticize.